Mentioning the Rightly Guided Caliphs in the Friday khutba

Question

What is [the ruling on] mentioning the names of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (al-khulafa’ al-rashidun) in the Friday khutba?

Answer

Mentioning the names of the Rightly Guided Caliphs ﵃ in the Friday khutba and relating their merits and virtues is, according to the Shari‘a, highly commendable. In the commentary on Imam Malik’s “Muwatta’” this is emphasised; it should not be stopped.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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